Lovers in a Zenana Garden at Night

Bhairava Raga

India, early 19th century

Tiered Court Scene

Chitarman II

Vrouwenverblijf in een paleis

anonymous

Ragini Des Variri: Page from a Dispersed Ragamala Series (Garland of Musical Modes)

Unknown Artist

Women playing at cross-dressing

India, Golconda, Deccan, 17th century

Krishna and Radha in a Pavilion, from a copy of the Seven Hundred Verses (Sat Sai) of Bihari

Unknown Artist

A Disconsolate Lady on a Terrace with Attendants

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Raghogarh

Dipak Raga: Folio from a Ragamala Series (Garland of Musical Modes)

Unknown Artist

A Heroine and Her Paramour: Malavi Ragini, from a Ragamala

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar

Harem night-bathing scene, from the Late Shah Jahan Album (recto)

Mughal India, court of Shah Jahan (reigned 1628–58)

The Birth of Krishna, from a Sursagar of Surdas (Indian, c. 1480–1580)

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar

Lovers and beloveds: A composite of scenes from Persian, Urdu, and Sanskrit literature

Chitarman II